Near-Earth object / ID: 2098943
98943 Torifune is a near-Earth object of the APO orbit class — Near-Earth asteroid orbits which cross the Earth’s orbit similar to that of 1862 Apollo. Radar and photometric estimates put it between 481m - 1.1km across. It has been followed since 1982-11-10 across 2398 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2044-Mar-01 15:30, passing at 35.820 LD. It is not classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid.
Data source: NASA NeoWs API
Visualization: mesh render
Hazard analysis
PHA status
Not hazardous
Min. orbit intersection
0.083 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
8.22 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
35.820 LD
Miss distance (km)
13,775,319 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.806 AU
Aphelion
1.258 AU
Orbital period
383.0 days
Inclination
4.808°
Eccentricity
0.219
Semi-major axis
1.032 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
481m - 1.1km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
18.7 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
2,398